Lawn & Landscaping Route Density Calculator

Route density is the single biggest profitability lever for mowing and landscaping operations. This calculator gives you the three numbers that matter: revenue per mile driven, revenue per crew-hour, and minimum stops to break even on a new geographic zone. Fill in your numbers, get your score, and identify your 3 highest-impact route changes for next week.

What's inside

Current route audit table: stops, revenue, miles driven, rev/mile, hours on property vs. driving
Revenue per crew-hour benchmark targets (solo to 3-person crew)
Stop density map scoring: A/B/C/D clusters and when to reprice vs. replace a customer
Profitable zone expansion calculator: minimum stops formula by drive time and cost
Pricing by stop duration: 1/8 acre to 1 acre with recommended price ranges
Weekly route optimization checklist (Sunday evening pre-week review)

Quick questions

What's a good revenue per mile target?

A well-run residential mowing route targets $30–$50 revenue per mile driven. If you're below $20/mile, your routes are too sparse and you're burning margin on windshield time.

How do I use the zone expansion calculator?

Enter your round-trip deadhead time to the new zone, your loaded hourly cost, average ticket size, and incremental per-stop cost. The formula returns the minimum number of stops you need in that zone to be profitable.

How operators use this

Build a real price book

Use the worksheets to set base rates, minimum charges, and add-on pricing so every quote follows the same system.

Find the jobs that lose money

The margin-per-crew-hour math is designed to show which job types quietly underperform, so you can reprice or drop them.

Put it on every truck

Print the checklists and give one to each crew so the same standards apply on every job.